Kanye West has been on a tear lately as he promotes his recently
confirmed new album So Help Me God. His latest appearance was as a
guest lecturer at Oxford University, where 5,000 students entered a
lottery for the 350 spots to attend. The lecture, which was hosted
by the Oxford Guild Business Society, began […]

If you thought that Kanye West apologizing to Beck on Twitter
was the end of the Grammy’s controversy, a quick visit to
www.loser.com will change that. Someone, presumably a Beck fan, has
purchased the domain name and caused it to redirect to West’s
Wikipedia page. Kanye has yet to respond to the joke.

In other news, West revealed his newest single ‘All
Day’. Listen to it here.

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Kanye West’s Wikipedia page appeared first on FACT Magazine:
Music News, New Music..

If you thought that Kanye West apologizing to Beck on Twitter
was the end of the Grammy’s controversy, a quick visit to
www.loser.com will change that. Someone, presumably a Beck fan, has
purchased the domain name and caused it to redirect to West’s
Wikipedia page. Kanye has yet to respond to the joke.

In other news, West revealed his newest single ‘All
Day’. Listen to it here.

The post A Beck fan who owns Loser.com has made it redirect to
Kanye West’s Wikipedia page appeared first on FACT Magazine:
Music News, New Music..

If you thought that Kanye West apologizing to Beck on Twitter
was the end of the Grammy’s controversy, a quick visit to
www.loser.com will change that. Someone, presumably a Beck fan, has
purchased the domain name and caused it to redirect to West’s
Wikipedia page. Kanye has yet to respond to the joke.

In other news, West revealed his newest single ‘All
Day’. Listen to it here.

The post A Beck fan who owns Loser.com has made it redirect to
Kanye West’s Wikipedia page appeared first on FACT Magazine:
Music News, New Music..

Martin Gore, co-founder of Depeche Mode, has announced a new
solo album under the abbreviated moniker MG. The self-titled
effort features 16 instrumental tracks and is due April 28th
via Mute Records.

Gore began recording the album in his Santa Barbara,
California home following Depeche Mode’s 2013
tour. “I wanted to keep the music very electronic, very
filmic, and give it an almost sci-fi like quality,” said Gore
in a press release. “Music is a necessity for me. I go into
the studio at least five days a week, every week, so once I had the
idea and the template, the process was quick and fun.”

The MG handle originated for 2012’s VCMG project
with former Mode member Vince Clarke. “As the album is
very electronic and has no vocals,” Gore explained, “I
felt it deserved another persona so decided to carry on the MG
concept from the VCMG album.”

Below, listen to the album track “Europa Hymn”,
and find the full MG tracklist.

The Wu-Tang Clan have revealed the auction page
for Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, their one-of-a-kind
album-cum-art piece. The page on Paddle8 includes
music, artwork, essays by RZA, Chris Norris and a conversation
betwen RZA and Cilvaringz, and more.

“When I think of who will come to own Once Upon a Time
in Shaolin, I want them to recognize the historical value of
what they’re collecting,” says RZA. “Im not one
for hoping as a rule, but I really hope its guardian is the kind of
person who finds appreciation and value in every artistic
expression. Because this work was made to be
appreciated.”

To prevent the commercial proliferation of the album after the
sale, RZA and company have secured an 88 year copyright, landing at
that particular length of time through a typically RZAian bit of
numerology and mathematical symbolism.

RZA also admits that “a scenario where a philanthropist
buys the album and releases it for free” is a
“possibility,” noting that it would be unlikely due to
the large investment required to secure the album. In addition, the
team has decided to let the buyer decide how to publicly exhibit
the album, if they so wish.

And confirming what many have speculated, considering the
mammoth undertaking and the tepid response to last year’s
A Better To...

The Wu-Tang Clan have revealed the auction page
for Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, their one-of-a-kind
album-cum-art piece. The page on Paddle8 includes
music, artwork, essays by RZA, Chris Norris and a conversation
betwen RZA and Cilvaringz, and more.

“When I think of who will come to own Once Upon a Time
in Shaolin, I want them to recognize the historical value of
what they’re collecting,” says RZA. “Im not one
for hoping as a rule, but I really hope its guardian is the kind of
person who finds appreciation and value in every artistic
expression. Because this work was made to be
appreciated.”

To prevent the commercial proliferation of the album after the
sale, RZA and company have secured an 88 year copyright, landing at
that particular length of time through a typically RZAian bit of
numerology and mathematical symbolism.

RZA also admits that “a scenario where a philanthropist
buys the album and releases it for free” is a
“possibility,” noting that it would be unlikely due to
the large investment required to secure the album. In addition, the
team has decided to let the buyer decide how to publicly exhibit
the album, if they so wish.

And confirming what many have speculated, considering the
mammoth undertaking and the tepid response to last year’s
A Better To...

Mumford & Sons' traveling festival Gentlemen of
the Road returns this year, with a stopover not far from NYC in
Seaside Heights, NJ on June 5 & 6 with The Flaming
Lips, Alabama Shakes, The Vaccines, The Maccabees, Dawes, the Very
Best, Jenny Lewis, Little May, JEFF the Brotherhood, Blake
Mills and more TBA. Tickets go on sale Friday (3/6) at
10 AM. There's other stopovers in Iowa, Scotland, Washington,
Colorado, and more TBA. All current lineups below.

The Mumfords have also announced that their third album,
Wilder Mind, is due out May 4 via Glassnote. A new article
about the album on Rolling Stone says, "Mumford & Sons
have mostly removed their signature elements - banjo, acoustic
strumming, stomping kick drum - and replaced them with U2-sized
guitars, synths, spacey mellotrons and even some drum machines."
The album was produced by Arctic Monkeys' go-to guy and Simian
Mobile Disco member James Ford, and they also recorded part of it
in The National's Aaron Dessner's studio in Ditmas Park (inspiring
the song "Ditmas"). Artwork, tracklist, and teaser video below.

Mumford & Sons also have other non-GOTR festival dates,
including Bonnaroo.

If you're a regular reader of BrooklynVegan, you probably know
that the 2015 edition of SXSW is coming up (March 17 - 22
in Austin, TX). Thousands of artists will flood Austin for
the week, playing countless shows at countless music venues
(BrooklynVegan day parties included).

Though some official showcases sell tickets at the door, your
best way in to the shows is with a festival badge or wristband.
Those are expensive and hard to get though, so we're giving
away a pair of SXSW wristbands, courtesy of IFC
Fairgrounds! BV Austin is also giving away
a pair, courtesy of the same fine folks! Details
on how to enter the BV contest are below.

The IFC Fairgrounds is returning to Austin during SXSW 2015 from
March 19-21, featuring rides, food, carnival
games, giveaways and, of course, live music. It's free to attend,
but you do need to RSVP. You can check out the line-up below.

And don't forget to follow @BVSXSW on Twitter for more SXSW news
and updates.

Action Bronson’s latest Mr. Wonderful single “Baby
Blue” reunites him with Chance The Rapper, who contributes
one of his signature raspy, sing-song hooks (co-written by Zane
Lowe!) and raps the final verse. Bronsolino delivers plenty of
quotables as usual, and Mark Ronson’s beat is a bright and
radio-friendly callback to his work with Amy Winehouse
[…]

Local indie moodies, Invisible Familiars, led by Jared Samuel,
warmed up the packed Brooklyn club, though banjo-led, nerd-grass
locals, Tall Tall Trees, did an even warmer job and even got some
crowd members screaming along. Summer Moon is the new band project
of the Strokes’ bass player, Nikolai Fraiture. He plays bass
here too, but also lead sings in front of the Like’s drummer
Tennessee Thomas, Erika Spring of Au Revoir Simone on keyboard and
guitarist Lewis Lazar. They’re sort of silky post-punk was
most propulsively powered by Ms. Thomas.

Finally, Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger, less gangly-known as
GOASTT, sauntered onstage. Led by Sean Lennon Ono and his wife,
musician/model Charlotte Kemp Muhl, the band has really worked hard
to lay a trail of dues paying over the last year or so, going from
big festival slots they can probably procure in their sleep to
off-the-cuff packed club shows. And while their morphy folk-a-delia
isn’t world-beating, they’ve become a more sure-footed
band and spread fine vibes all through their Saturday night set.
And the way it’s been outside, noone seemed to mind the hot,
sweaty box that Baby’s All Right became. Good time!

Photos by Adela Loconte

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Purchase, NY has bred an intimidating young scene over the past
five years, one not easily rivaled by any of the Empire
State’s other musical epicenters. Mitski, LVL Up, Porches,
and Crying are just a few notable names who hail from the college
town, and now, Pupppy can be added to that list. Pupppy originated
[…]

Last spring the world got a brief preview of Once Upon A Time In
Shaolin, the secret Wu-Tang Clan album that will be released in a
limited edition of 1 and auctioned off to the highest bidder. That
might be all most of us hear from the project for the rest of our
lives. Forbes […]

You may remember that Seattle artist Erin Birgy released the
album Gone Banana under the name Mega Bog
last fall. Album track "Wet Moss" has a new video, directed by
Birgy herself, and you can watch that below.

Last in NYC for CMJ, Mega Bog start a North American tour this
week which wraps up here in NYC at Shea Stadium on April
14 with CE Schneider Topical and more
TBA. All dates, including ones at SXSW, are listed below...

Continue reading "Seattle's Mega Bog shares new video, going on
tour, including dates at SXSW and NYC" at brooklynvegan

Later this month, Action Bronson will drop his
highly-anticipated major-label debut, Mr. Wonderful,
through Vice/Atlantic Records. Already we’ve heard
previews in “Easy Rider”, “Actin Crazy”,
and “A Light in the Addict”. Now, the New York
rapper’s let loose “Baby Blue”, his
collaborative track with Chance the Rapper, produced by Mark
Ronson.

Premiered on Zane Lowe’s BBC Radio 1 program, it’s a
soulful mid-tempo jam that sees Bam Bam lamenting a relationship
gone awry. “Why you always all on my back, why you gotta do
me like that?” he says during the chorus, offering up a
rarely seen vulnerable side to the otherwise braggadocious
MC/foodie.

Meanwhile, Chance does his part towards the song’s end,
delivering matter-of-fact lines perfect for a breakup letter
that’s both silly and spiteful: “I
hope you get a paper cut from a razor”; “I hope every
soda you drink is already shaken up”; “I hope
there’s always snow on your driveway.” Listen in
below.

Mr. Wonderful arrives on March 24th and features
additional production from The Alchemist, Fuse, and 88 Keys. Last
week, Action premiered the video for “Actin’
Crazy” here.